Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-01
SPRINGFIELD FLORIDA.
Interesting Notes From Interlachen, Tor
Republic Readers.

Rcpubllc Readers
To the Editor Of she public:
On the streets of Palatka yesterday our
ears were greeted with a very familiar
''hal ha :" which searching out We
found proceeded from ex-Councilman VIM.
Conklin. of Springfield. He and Mrs.
Conklin were costly liked at the Putnam
house, from which place they 90 up the
river TO Georgetown aid thence they
return 10 lnterlachen.
Mr.. J. F. Warner OF Lagonda arrived
here three days since. and is registered at
Hotel Interlachen. He has bnught young
orchard grove Of about one hundred trees.
with house and furniture. and expects To
move his family here the coming season.
II Mr. Warner will bring a few more of his
kind lnterlachen will give them a warm
welcome.
Mr.. A. L. Ross, well known in Spring
field. formerly of the Phillips house, Day
ton. Ohio. has now the management Of
Hotel Interlachen, with Harry G. Hastings
in the Office. Mr.. Ross is after the miss
ing tourists" any 1t is surmiSed that II Jte!
| lnterlachen viii get its Stare.
Mr. and Ms Hastings have taken rooms
in the elegant new cottage overlooking the
| Hotel Park. built by Mr.. Hastings last sum-
mer, and Hill take their meals at the hotel.
The Interlachen Literary club had about
100 present at its weekly meeting at the no
tel parlOrs, last evening. The club pub
lish a weekly paper-the Sand Spur
which is read at its weekly meetings. 1t
| has a question box, with questions assigned
TO its members at subsequent meetings.
RecitatiOns, readings, dialogues. inter
SperSed with music, vocal and instrumental.
make all enjoyable evening. Miss Ellen
W. Bushnell, of Springfield, the critic of
the club. pretty sharply criticised the Sand
Spur last evening, and clearly defined the
prerOgatives of an edItor-One of which
was TO keep out Objectionable matter. as
well as TO insert that which was desirable.
Among the subjects treated were: 1.-The
Heather Chinese" by Miss Z. W. Bushnell;
Impressions OF Paris" by George W.
Hastings; shakespeare, by Prof 2. G.
Woodruff; The Tucker Bill" by Warren
Snyder; The Eastern Question Defined, y
by Miss Bushnell: journal of Foreign
France" by Harry G. Hastings, and
Others.
A grand concert was held in the COngre-
gatiOnal church Thursday evening by native
artists. the net proceeds of which were
nearly 500. The violin solos of Mr.. Hugo
Friedlaender, of Springfield, would have
done credit TO professional.
The Interlachen academy. with some
forty pupils, and Miss Bradley'S school for
girls. indicate the wisdom of the founders
of Interlachen, in laying its foundations
with the church and the school. These
attract the better class who will have no sa-
loon, thanks 10 the local option laws of
Florida
Mr.. and Mrs. HOlf0rd are enjoying their
winter home and rows in the ''MayBOwer''
on Lake LagOnda- Miss Bushnell. as above
indicated, is a great accession TO the literary
and social life of lnterIachen.
Mr.. l.. Holman Is raising strawberries.
already pretty well grown, notwithstanding
few frOsts.
Hugo Friedlaender, of Springfield. runs
Interlachen's hardware store and will be
the shipper of strawberries from this place
north, beginning about the middle of Feb
ruary.
MarshfeId Steele and family will be here
next week.
Wm. FreebOrne. from near Akron. Ohio.
is one of Interlachen's live men, aud its S.
,. superintendent.
Unless Springfield might think her colo
ny is still in the woods, there are in us
some twenty pianos and organs in the
place, besides various other instruments of
music. and the subject of music hall i
already being agitated.
LagOnda lake has nearly a dozen sailing
craft on Its bosom.
The mercury stands at present writing
IS degrees in the shade, and straw hats and
light dresses, and buttOn-hole bouquets, are
IN style.
Mrs. Ira Wallace is improving in this
genial climate, and is getting to bt- expert
with the oar. Lake Lagonda has great at
fractions for her.
Mrs. WickeS and daughters, formerly
from Marietta. Ohis, have made Inter
lachen their permanent home.
A SYNDICATE of Boston gentlemen have
recently purchased over 800 acres near In
terlachen, and will erect handsome suburb
an residences, connecting the same with
the station by hOrSecars. Trust the readers
of the old REPURLIC-it sounds better and
reads better under the old name-will bp
interested in the movements of one of her
colonies, IN the Summer-land. The writer
hopes that giant excursion to InteTlachen
from Springfield may be inaugurated before
the frost and snow leaves her streets.
Special arrangements for an economical
stay here will be made. ~ No lots for
sale ercept to those JcItO IciU imprOrG.